RHINO Poetry

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Rhino Poetry is a nonprofit literary journal based in Evanston, Illinois. [1]

Established in 1976 as an outlet for members of the Poetry Forum workshops, [2] Rhino expanded its scope in 2002 to national and international poets. [3] It features works from unknown and established English-language poets, [1] as well as short'shorts or flash fiction and poetry in translation. [4] One of the oldest independent literary journals in the American Midwest, [5] Rhino Poetry holds monthly poetry readings in Evanston, [6] which have been active since 2002. The Illinois Arts Council awarded RHINO poets with literary prizes in 2002, [7] 2003, [8] and 2008. [9]

Literary Magazine Review called Rhino “an annual that anyone interested in American poetry should attend to”. [10] It has received funding from the Evanston Arts Council [11] and the Town of Normal Harmon Arts Grant. [12]

Yusef Komunyakaa selected a Rhino 2002 poem, “Skin” by poet Susan Dickman, Rhino 2002 [3] for publication in The Best American Poetry 2003. [13] In 2006, Billy Collins selected Daniel Gutstein's "Monsieur Pierre Est Mort" from Rhino 2005 [14] for The Best American Poetry 2006. [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 2011 Poet's Market
  2. ↑ [The Reader's Guide To Arts And Entertainment, Friday, May 26, 2000 Volume 04 No 32]
  3. 1 2 Rhino Poetry 2002
  4. ↑ New Pages May 2006 Archived 2010-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ New Pages December 2007
  6. ↑ Chicago Poetry Events
  7. ↑ Illinois Arts Council Fiscal Year 2002 Grants, p. 35 Rhino 2001: Gail Lukasik, "In Country" & Maureen Seaton, "Toy Weather"
  8. ↑ Illinois Arts Council Announces FY03 Literary Awards Recipients for poetry in Rhino 2002: David Bond, "Head" & Susan Dickman, "Skin"
  9. ↑ Illinois Arts Council Annual Report Fiscal Year 2008: “Coins” by Geoffrey Forsyth in Rhino 2007
  10. ↑ Literary Magazine Review
  11. ↑ Evanston Arts Council Annual Report
  12. ↑ Town of Normal Harmon Arts Grant
  13. ↑ The Best American Poetry 2003, ed. Yusef Komunyakaa, Simon & Schuster, New York, 2003, p. 57.
  14. ↑ Rhino 2005
  15. ↑ The Best American Poetry 2006, ed. Billy Collins, Simon & Schuster, New York, 2006, p. 45.


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